The Nigerian international - who was nominated for African Player of the Year earlier this week - has not lined out for the Blues in almost a month after injuring his hamstring in the defeat to Crystal Palace in October.

And Antonio Conte confirmed that Moses has "zero chance" in taking part at the weekend as he continues his recovery from what his coach described as a bad injury.

Victor Moses just before coming off injured (Photo by Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Conte acknowledged that he got his defensive selection wrong against Roma on Tuesday night as he selected captain Gary Cahill to play on the right side of his back three.

When asked if he had made a mistake swapping the Englishman from his usual position on the left-hand side of the formation, the Italian admitted: "Maybe. I think Cahill can play on the right or the left, but the best position for me is on the left.